01818cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007332 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781462303236 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Sun, Yan. Remittances in Pakistan : Why have they gone up, and why Aren't they coming down? / Yan Sun, Udo Kock. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011. 1 online resource (26 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The flow of workers' remittances to Pakistan has more than quadrupled in the last eight years and it shows no sign of slowing down, despite the economic downturn in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and other important host countries for Pakistani workers. This paper analyses the forces that have driven remittance flows to Pakistan in recent years. The main conclusions are: (i) the growth in the inflow of workers' remittances to Pakistan is in large part due to an increase in worker migration; (ii) higher skill levels of migrating workers have helped to boost remittances; (iii) other imporant determinants of remittances to Pakistan are agriculture output and the relative yield on investments in the host and home countries. Mode of access: Internet Kock, Udo. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2011/200 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2011/200/001.2011.issue-200-en.xml IMF e-Library